When the original production of West Side Story first premiered at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, 1957, it utterly changed the face of the American musical theater. A career-defining milestone for every single member of its towering creative team — Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Jerome Robbins — West Side Story reimagined the most enduring love story ever written as a contemporary musical, complete with form-shattering stagecraft and a score for the ages. Now, more than 60 years later, the legacy of that original production, along with subsequent stagings around the globe and the iconic cinematic adaptation, has cemented West Side Story’s place as one the most significant cultural achievements of the 20th century.  

This Broadway production of West Side Story features the record-setting Broadway debuts of 32 young performers – hailing from everywhere from Cuba to California, and from Mexico to Massachusetts – the most in history. Directed by Tony Award® winner Ivo van Hove and featuring all-new choreography (for the first time ever in any production of West Side Story on Broadway) by the internationally acclaimed Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, West Side Story had its official opening night on February 20, 2020, at the Broadway Theatre.

Based on a Conception by
Jerome Robbins 

Book by
Arthur Laurents

Music by
Leonard Bernstein

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim 

Directed by
Ivo Van Hove

Choreographed by
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

Scenic & Lighting Design
Jan Versweyveld

Video Design
Luke Halls 

Costume Design
An D’Huys

Sound Design
Tom Gibbons

Hair and Wig Design
Mia M. Neal

Makeup & Tattoo Design
Andrew Sotomayor

Music Supervision & Direction
Alexander Gemignani

Orchestrations by
Leonard Bernstein
Sid Ramin
Irwin Kostal

Additional Orchestrations by
Jonathan Tunick